The snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures...

kite, Ictinia plumbea Genus Rostrhamus Snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis Genus Helicolestes Slender-billed kite, Helicolestes hamatus – formerly in Rostrhamus...

white bands in the tail. Both genders resemble the male snail kite, and the slender-billed kite has often been included in the same genus, Rostrhamus....

vulnerability to attacking birds. The apple snail's usual enemies are the birds limpkin and snail kite. Apple snails inhabit various ecosystems: ponds, swamps...

jeopardize the continued existence of the Everglade snail kite, based on the current small size of the snail kite population and the unknown, and potentially...

combs from their nests. The snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis), slender-billed kite (Helicolestes hamatus) and hook-billed kites (Chondrohierax uncinatus)...

populations, as well as threaten the locally endangered snail kite. The Everglades snail kite eats apple snails almost exclusively, and the Everglades is the only...

with protease of potential predators, has been reported in 2010. The snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, is a predator of this species in South America...

times of drought be victims of kleptoparasitism by snail kites, and the attempted theft of apple snails caught by limpkins has also been observed in boat-tailed...

Rostrhamus – snail kite Helicolestes – slender-billed kite...